Hertford County, NC - Obituary of General Euclid Borland ~~~~~~~~~~ "Norfolk Virginian" Sunday, September 27, 1896, page 2 GEN EUCLID BORLAND The distinguished Citizen and Soldier Dead. General Euclid Borland, of New Orleans, died in this city yesterday at the residence of his kinsman, Mr T R Borland, No 104 York street. The funeral will take place at 7:30 a m today from the residence, conducted by Rev. O S Barten, D D, rector of Christ Episcopal Church. The remains will be forwarded to Hertford, N C, General Borland and his family had been spending the summer in Virginia, and were about to return to New Orleans. He had been in delicate health for several months, but was supposed to be improving until about a week ago. General Borland, though a resident of New Orleans, was well known in Virginia, his father's family [Godwin] being residents of Nansemond county. The deceased entered the Confederate army as a boy, and from the ranks rose to the command of Company E, of the Sixth Virginia Infantry, Mahone's Brigade. He was a man of conspicuous courage, and as Captain of his company he participated in nearly all the engagements with that historic brigade, whose achievements and fame were not eclipsed by those of any military organization of the Confederacy. He was thrice wounded. After the war he settled in Louisiana, and became prominent in military, social, and political circles. At the time of his death he was Brigadier General of the Louisiana State National Guard and Treasurer of the city of New Orleans. ~~~~~~~~~ Additional Comments: Thomas R (son of Roscius Cicero) and General Euclid BORLAND were born 1000 miles and a month apart, orphaned within five years of each other, raised by George & Fanny GODWIN in Suffolk with Miss Betsy, both faught and wounded in Civil War, attended Univ of Virginia and went to Europe together, and were very close first cousins. General Borland was born 7 February 1844 in Marshall county, Mississippi to Dr Euclid and Martha R (Moore) BORLAND, who moved to Plaquemines Parish (near where Empire now is) ca 1847, served & wounded in Civil War, schooled at U of Virginia, trips to Europe in 1867 & 68, married Charlotte Willcox McCall, she died 1885, both buried Ramsey cemetery, Hertford county, NC. His death left two orphaned daughters, both buried, 1937 & 1938, in Metairie cemetery. Olyve born 28 August 1875, 30 March 1897 married Henry Miller Gill, second librarian for New Orleans, had three children and Elizabeth born 15 January 1877, married St Clair Adams, in 1902, once City Attorney, had four children. His uncle was Solon Borland, M D, U S Senator (1848-1853), of Arkansas ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Bill Boggess william-boggess@webtv.net Courtesy Mara Bass ______________________________________________________________________